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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Jul 30, 2013 - 01:55am PT
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RIP Brutus of Wyde
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WBraun
climber
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Jul 30, 2013 - 02:01am PT
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Off-width
A very difficult discipline to master ......
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jul 30, 2013 - 02:14am PT
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it is surprisingly calming to watch scuffyb messing around on the offwidth at the Pacific Edge climbing gym. Left side in, make a few moves and reach a state of relaxed zen something. Few more moves up then reverse down. Right side in, relax an inch off the ground then make a few moves and relax 10 feet off the ground. It can go on for quite a while, every move mastered quietly and slowly.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Jul 30, 2013 - 02:16am PT
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Leavitt... c'mon, son!
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jul 30, 2013 - 02:17am PT
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Scruffy slowly vanished into a crack up on Mt Woodson somewhere an i have not seen him since, i hope he had food and water,
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Chinchen
climber
Way out there....
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Jul 30, 2013 - 02:35am PT
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Pamela Shanti Pack.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Jul 30, 2013 - 02:46am PT
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The first time I really felt outcast as a climber was when I started off-widthing. Gotta love the wide.
And yeah, Pratt was the MAN.
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
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Jul 30, 2013 - 07:41am PT
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Brutus was the most inspiring, which overall is better than the best.
Em Knot is next in line for the most inspiring go getter.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2013 - 07:52am PT
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Leaving Randy Leavitt off of the initial list is a big oversight (and corrected). I wish I'd had met Brutus.
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patrick compton
Trad climber
van
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Jul 30, 2013 - 08:14am PT
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Offwidth is like a bar fight. Who would I want to have my back? Scarpelli.. and the Brits.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Jul 30, 2013 - 08:27am PT
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I wonder how the legendary John Turner would of climbed if he had sticky rubber BITD.
His climb Repentance,done in 1958, with Art Gran, on Cathedral Ledge was way ahead of it's time.
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
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Jul 30, 2013 - 08:48am PT
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oh crap, we forgot about Yoda Milktoast.
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protour
Trad climber
Concord, CA
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Jul 30, 2013 - 09:10am PT
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Steve Schneider onsighted 5.12+ offwidths on Excalibur, seems like a worthy contender
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2013 - 09:33am PT
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I don't get the whole sticky rubber thing as being a big advance for offwidth climbing. Big cams, of course, but sticky rubber? You're not climbing offwidth correctly if sticky rubber is going to make a big difference in how you climb the wide.
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TheSoloClimber
Trad climber
Vancouver
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Jul 30, 2013 - 10:04am PT
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Hey Greg, I went for my first attempt at Pipeline the other day (not solo).
Your FFA is legendary around Squamish, but no one can really appreciate the story behind it until they get up there.
The fact that you climbed that in '79, let alone you climbing it without a rope or gear, is insane.
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Alexey
climber
San Jose, CA
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Jul 30, 2013 - 10:17am PT
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There are many best ow climbers relative to the time they climbed.
Original eeyonkee list can be good base. I would add already mentioned Mark Klemens and Randy Leavitt
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 30, 2013 - 10:19am PT
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Thanks, SoloClimber. I would argue that offwidth is the easiest type of climbing to solo. You pretty much can't get off route and you generally have lots of points of contact with the rock. Soloing a face climb or thin crack at the same grade is much scarier IMO.
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Barry Bates
Boulder climber
Smith River CA
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Jul 30, 2013 - 10:23am PT
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Back in the piton days it didn't seem to matter if the pitch was 5.8 or 5.10d the crux for me, was trying to climb around the 4 inch bong after it had been placed. At times it was easier to thrash upward with no protection.
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Mike Friedrichs
Sport climber
City of Salt
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Jul 30, 2013 - 10:31am PT
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Alex got it right -- the best offwidth climber is the one having the most fun doing offwidth.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jul 30, 2013 - 10:38am PT
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Peter Haan says: "Those great brits, The Wideboyz, have hugely advanced the craft into another realm just recently. Maybe not so much as a manifestation of spirit, brujo, and transcendence, but hell its 2013 and its all new gear. I am referring to Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall."
And in the past another brit, Johnny Dawes, must not be forgotten.
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